This course will consider contemporary Christian conceptions of psychological disorders such as depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia. Psychological research describing religious attitudes about mental illness from communities around the world will be reviewed. A theological framework relevant for the understanding of psychological distress will also be presented. Emphasis will be placed upon the understanding of suffering in the Scriptures, its potential relation to the experience of mental disorder, and its depiction in the character of the suffering savior.